Machine for inserting fastenings



B. D. BOHANAN.

MACHINE FOR INSERTING FASTENINGS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26.19I6. 1,321,185.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919. I

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B. D. BOHANAN.

MACHINE FOR INSERTING FASTENINGS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26.1916. 1,321,185. Patented Nov. 11,1919.

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MACHINE FOR INSERTING FASTENINGS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26.19l6.

1 ,32 1, 185. Patented Nov. 11,1919.

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; U IT STATES PATENT- OFFICE.

BUDD n. BQHANAN, ornos'roiv, MASSACHUSETTS, 'ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERYCOBIEOBATTON,

PORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

or rnrnnson, EW JERSEY, A COR- MACHINE ron msnn'rme rAS rENINGs.

Specification of Letters Patent."

" re utation filed December 26, 1915:- Serial No. 138,968,

'cerned with machines of this general character designed for use 111 the manufacture of boots and shoes. t

hen it is desired to use machines of this character to insert fastenings accurately with reference to some particular part of the work it is usual toemploy gaging means of some kind adapted to position the Work properly with reference to the'lineiof drive of the fastenings, and thus to insure the cor rect locationvof the fastenings in the work. In some instances the work is of such a character that it is impracticable to gage or guide it in this manner and it then becomes necessary to position the work by hand. Vhile this may be conveniently done if only a rough location of the fastenings in the work is desired, it is a very slow and relatively difiicult proceeding where an extremely accurate positioning of the fasten;- ings is required. Accordingly, it is the gen eral object of the present invention to devise means for facilitating the accurate location of fastenings in the work which can not be conveniently gaged or guided by the usual work positioning means or where for any reason it is preferable to avoid the use of such means.

The invention will be herein disclosed as embodied in a machine designed especially to secure ornaments to shoesor to work of some other descrlption; It 1s" a common practice to. secure a bow,'buckle or other ornament to a pump at the throat of the vamp. Sometimes also a buckle 'or other metallic ornament is first secured to a bow which later is fastened to the pump. These ornaments are usually provided with holes to receive the fasteningsby which. they are to be secured in place, ,or else are so designed that tl1ey 'canbe-secured by staples straddling narrow bars or similar portions of the ornaments. It is here proposed to attain the general objectabove defined by so constructing and organizing the fastening inserting mechanism that it will partially eject the fastening from the throat or nozzle, with which machines of this type usually are equipped, and will maintain the fastening in this position long enough to allow the workman to position the work accurately with reference to it. Preferably the mech- Patented. Nov/11', 1919.

anism is so arranged that the workman controls at will the subsequent driving of the fastening so positioned and he is, therefore, enabled to be absolutely certain that he has the work so positioned with reference to the fastening that it will be inserted in exactly the right place before he allows the machine to drive the fastening.

The particular manner in which it is here.

proposed to solve the problem presented by the condition above described, and the various features of the invention will be readily understood from the following description of the embodiment of the invention now preferred by me, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an angular view showing a stapling machine constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation partly in section showing the clutch mechanism employed in the machine;

V Fig. 3 is an angular view showing parts of the staple forming mechanism;

Fig. a is a front elevation showing part of the wire" feeding and staple forming and driving mechanism;

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are side, plan and front views, respectively, of the driver lifting cam and part of the driver bar adjacent thereto, Figs. 5 and 6'being partly 'in cross section; g

F, g. 8 is-an angular view showing the two parts of thenozzle through which the staple I I i Phelan Patent No. 883,824, granted April these features, the machine shown also includes a work support and a clutch construction differing from those shown in the patents above designated.

The staple forming and inserting mechanism includes a split nozzle, the rear half 2 (see Figs. 4 and 8) being secured to the stationary head of the machine and the front half 4 being shaped to constitute a staple former and arranged to cooperate with'an anvil or inside former 5 (see Fi 4) to bend the wire into the form of a staple. The movable nozzle part 4 is grooved to provide a passage 6 for the driver 7. A wire feeding and cutting mechanism advances into a groove 8 (Fig. 8) formed in the rear face of the front nozzle member 4 the proper length of vire V to form a staple, this length of wire lying just above the anvil 5 (as shown in Fig. 4), which at this time is in its forward or advanced position. The nozzle part 4 then is moved downwardly thus bending the wire over the anvil into the form of a staple and leaving the staple positioned in the driver passage 6 at a point just above the groove 8. This completes the staple forming oper ations. v

For the purpose of moving the nozz e piece, or staple former 4, up and down with reference to the anvil 5, this member is secured to a slide 10 (Figs. 1 and 3), which is raised and lowered by connections with a roll running in a cam path 12 formed in a cam 14 mounted fast on the main shaft of the machine. These connections include the block 15 (see Fig. pivoted to one side of the slide 10 and a forked lever 16 which engages said block. A cap plate 18 overlies the slide 10 and holds it in its operative position. The anvil 5 is advanced and retracted by connections with a lever 20 (Fig. 1) which is operated from another cam path formed in the cam 14. These operating mechanisms are substantially like those by which the corresponding parts are operated in the machine shown. in the Phelan patent above designated.

The wire from which the staples are formed is fed to the staple forming mechanism from a reel 21, this wire being led from. the reel through a feed block 22 (Fig. 4) under a presserfoot 24 and through a guide block 26 to the groove Sin the former 4. The feed block22 is reeiprocated back and forth toward and from the former 4 by connections (fully described in the Phelan patent above designated) with a cam 28 on the main shaft of the machine. Obviously any suitable wire feeding mechanism may be used, but for thesake of explaining the departure of the mechanism shown from that disclosed in the Phelan patent, it may be noted that the feed block 22 contains two hardened pieces 30 and 32, respectively, between'which-the wire passes, the lower block 30 being substantially rectangular in shape and the upper block 32 being wedge shaped, and cotiperating with an inclined upper wall of the recess in which it is received. to clamp the wire againstthe block 30 when pressed backwardly by means of a spring 34, one end of which is secured to a pin 35 projecting from the block 32 and the other end to another pin 36 secured to the feed block 22 as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

A finger piece 38, pivoted on the pin 36, is

shaped at its forward end to engage the pin '35, when swung upwardly, and force the block 32 away from the pin 36 thus relieving the pressure of the block 32 on the wire W. i

The movement of the feed block 22 toward the anvil 5 advances the length of wire required for a staple into the groove 8 and the wire is then cut off at the point where it emerges from the guide block 26 by means of a knife or cutter 40 which is moved by a cam operated lever 42. The knife shears off the wire diagonally and thus points the ends of the staple. When the feed block 22 starts on its return stroke away from the staple forming mechanism, the presserfoot 24 is depressed and grips the wire N at a point'just behind the guide block 26, thus preventing the wire from being drawn backwardly by the grip of the parts carried by the feed block 22. Normally the presser. foot 24 merely rests on the wire, but it is forced downwardly while the feeder makes its return stroke by means of a spring pressed plunger 44 (see Fig. 3) which bears on the upper end 45 of the presser foot 24. In order to relieve the .presser foot from the pressure of the spring pressed plunger while the feeding movement of the wire is taking place, the upper end of the plunger has a nut 46 threaded on to it which rests 1 on a short post 48 fixed to a bar 50 that is carried by the vertically movable slide 10. Since the backward movement of. the feed block starts shortly before the upward movement of the former 4 and slide 10 have begun, the connection ust described will relieve the pressure of the part 24 on the wire at the proper point in the cycle of operations of the mechanism.

designated; and the machine is also equipped with the mechanism shown in said patent for adjusting the length of the wire fed to thestaple forming mechanism in each cycle of operations of the machine.

A' staple having been formed and positioned in the path of the driver 7, in the manner above described, and the anvil 5 having withdrawn, the driver 7 is-neXt advanced far enoughto force the staple partly out of the passage 6 in the nozzle and leave it with its legs protruding from the nozzle, as shown'in Figs. 1 and 9, the staple being indicated at S. The tendency of the staple to spread, due to the spring of the wire, causes the legs of the staple to'b ear against the opposite walls of the driver passage 6 with suflicient force to maintain the staple in its partially ejected position.

For the purposes of giving the driver this staple positioning movement, a driver cam 52 of a peculiar construction is mounted on the forward end of the main shaft of the machine. The driver bar is made in two sections 53 and 54, as in the construction shown in Patent No. 883,824 above mentioned, and the cam 52 raises this bar against the tension of a strong spring 56, as in the arrangement shown in said patent, this spring acting as soon as the cam permits it to depress the driver. The cam is rotated in a counter clockwise direction, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 7, so that after the driver has been fully depressed the forward end of the cam engages the hardened block 58'on the driver bar 54 and raises the driver bar, and consequently the driver, to the upper limit of its stroke. As the trailing end of the cam 52 moves out of engagement with the block 58, this block slides down relatively slowly over the cam surface 59 (see Fig; 7) until the parts reach'the relative positions in which they are shown in Fig. 7 with the block 58 resting on the point 60 of the cam. The clutch mechanism with which the machine is provided stops the machine when the parts have reached this position and the downward stroke of the driver permitted bythis cam construction gives the driver its staple positioning movement. That is, it causes the driver to force the staple down through the nozzle into a position where it protrudes fromthe end of the nozzle.

The cycle of operations of the machine is completed at this time,but at the beginning of the next cycle the further rotation of the cam 52, starting from the position in which it is shownin Fig. 7, causes the point 60 of the cam to raise the driver block- 58, and consequently the driver, and then to move out of engagement with the block 58, whereupon the spring 56 quickly forces the driver downwardly and gives it its staple driving stroke. I

In order to stop the machine at the proper point in its cycle of operations, as just described, a clutch .mechanism is provided which is best shown in Figs.-1 and 2. Power is applied to the machine by a driving belt 1 running on a pulley-62 loose on the main shaft 64. V The clutch shown is of the Horton type and includesa series. of balls 66 the shaft 64 and recessed, asshown in Fig;

2, to receive the balls 66. A cage 68 mounted just in front of the pulley 62 has fingers 69 projecting rearwardly into the spaces between the balls 66 and has a projection 70 designed to engage a stop 7 2' mounted on part. of the machine frame. A spring 74 connects the cage 68 with a collar 67, which rotates with the shaft 64, andtends to turn the cage forward in the direction of rotation of the pulley 62 and thus to move the balls 66 forward into a wedging relationship to the members 67 and 62. The stop 72 normally prevents the spring 74 from acting in this manner and acts through the cage 68 to hold the balls 66 in their inoperative or unclutched positions. As soon, however, as the stop 72 is moved out of'engagementwith the cage projection 70, the spring 74 acts,

in the manner just described, to effect a driv- 111g connection between the loose pulley 62.

and the shaft 64. and thus to cause the shaft to revolve. The stop '72 slides in a bracket 76 which is pivoted on a stud 77 and a spring 78 acts through the bracket to main- :tain the stop 72 normally in the path of movement of the part 7 0. Another spring 7 9 acts on the inner end of the plunger 72 to press it outwardly, but this outward in the part '7 6. In order to swing the stop 72 out of engagement with the cage pro jection 70 a small lever 82 has one arm in engagement-with the part 76 and its other arm is positioned for engagement with a latch 83 pivoted on a rod 84 wl1ich is arranged to slide vertically in the machine frame. The latch is normally held forward toward the lever 82 by a spring 86. The rod 84 is'connected by another rod 88 (see Figs. 2 and 9) to a treadle 89 pivoted to the base of the machine. When this treadle is depressed the latch 83 swings the lever 82in a,

direction which causes it to swing the bracket 7 6 and the stop 72 about the pivot bolt-'7 7 in a clockwise direction, thus moving the stop out of engagement withthe cage projection 70 and allowing the clutch to soon as it has beendepressed far enoughitotrip the clutch to move the-latch out of engagement with the lever 82 and thus permitthe spring 78 to reset the stop 7 2 again in the path of the cage projection 70. The ma chine thus is allowed to make only a single revolution at each depression of the treadle 89.

Obviously any suitable type of single revolution clutch can be used for this purpose and that shown herein has been described merely for the purpose of disclosing a completely operative mechanism.

In order to sustain the work for the driving of the fastenings, a work supporting horn 92 (see Figs. land 9) is provided, this horn being shaped to support a shoe in the proper position for the attachment of ornaments to the throat of the shoe vamp. Obviously the character of the work support used will vary with the nature of the work to be operated upon. The horn 92 is mounted on a slide supported in a bracket 9% and is so connected with a treadle 96, as clearly shown in Fig. 9, that it can be raised or lowered to permitthe presentation of the work to and its removal from the machine. Preferably the treadle 96 is made to overlap the clutch treadle 89 so that when the workman has the work properly positioned on the horn 92 and depresses the treadle 96 he will first raise the work substantially into engagement with the nozzle t and then trip the clutch. Obviously the treadle 89 may be depressed independently of the treadle 96 to cause the fastening forming and driving mechanism to form a fastening and position it at the outlet of the nozzle as shown in Figs. 1 and 9." This operation occasionally becomes necessary when the fastening made and properly positioned in the regular operation of the machine becomes displaced or withdrawn from the nozzle by accidental contact with the work. Furthermore, the treadle 96 may be depressed to such an extent only as to cause the presentation of the work to'the staple in the nozzle. Treadle 96 will then be farther depressed to contact with and depress treadle 89 to cause the operation of the inserting mechanism when it has been decided that the work is properly positioned with respect to the staple.

It will now be understood that the machine is stopped by the clutch mechanism above described when a staple has been made and pushed partly out of the nozzle. The workman then can place the ornament on the shoe, or other article to which it is to be secured, support the work on the horn 92 and present it with great accuracy to the staple which is protruding from the nozzle. He can either bring the legs of the staple into alinement with the holes provided for them in the ornament or he can make the staple straddle a bar or some other narrow portion of the ornament. l/Vhen he has the parts properly positioned he trips the clutch and the machine imn 1ediately drives the staple which it made and positioned in the nozzle during the preceding cycle. The machine then continues to operate until it has made another staple and positioned it in readiness to be driven in the next succeeding cycle. 7

I believe it is broadly new with me to so organize a fastenin inserting machine that it will present the astenings to the View of the workman in the manner described and thus enable him to position the work accurately with reference to them. \Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a fastening inserting machine having a definite cycle of operations, fastening insertingmechanism per 86 constructed and organized to position a fastening automatically in a partially ejected position with part of the fastening exposed to the View of the workman, and operating means for said mechanism constructed and arranged to stop the machine when the fastening has been so positioned, said mechanism being operative in the next succeeding cycle to drive the fastening so positioned.

2. In a fastening inserting machine hav ing a definite cycle of operations, mechanism constructed and organized to form and position-a fastening automatically in a partially ejected position with part of the fastening exposed to the view of the workman, and operating means for said mechanism constructed and arranged to stop the machine when the fastening has been so positioned, said mechanism being operative in the next succeeding cycle to drive the fastening so positioned.

3. In a fastening inserting machine having a definite cycle of operations, the combination with a work support constructed and arranged to sustain the work while a fastening is driven into it, of fastening inserting mechanism per scconstructed and organized to position a fastening automatically in a partially ejected position with part of the fastening exposed to the view of the workman, and operating means for said mecha nism constructed and arranged to stop the machine when the fastening has been so positioned, said mechanism being operative in the next succeeding cycle to drive the fastening so positioned.

at. In a fastening inserting machine, auto- .matic'fastening inserting mechanism per so 6. In a fastening inserting machine, a nozzle having a fastening guiding passageway, and mechanism Constructed and organized to position automatically -a fasteningflin a partially ejected position in said nozzle with its work-enteringend projecting from said passageway and operative thereafter at the,

will of the workman to drivesaid fastenings into the work, in combination with work supporting means operative to sustain the work while the fastening is driven into it by said mechanism. I'

7. In a fastening inserting machine, a fastening r delivering nozzle, I in combination witha work support operative to sustain the work while fastenings aredriven into it,' and automatic mechanism constructed and'" organized to form'a fastening and position it in said nozzel with part of the fastening protruding from the nozzle, whereby the workman is enabled to position the work on said support accurately with reference to saidprotruding fastening, said mechanism being operative at the will of the Workman after the fastening has been sopositioned to drive the fastening into the Work.

8. In a fastening inserting machine, a fastening delivering nozzle,v a driver movable through said nozzle, means for, delivering fastenings one at a time'into the path of said driver, and driver operating mechanism constructed and arranged to causethe driver to partially eject'each fasteningfrom the nozzle'and leave it in'thisposition at the end of the cycle-of operations of the machine, said n ech'anismbeing {operative in the next succeeding cycle to cause the driver todrive the fastenings so positioned.

9. In a fastening inserting machine, a fastening delivering nozzle, a driver movable through said nozzle, means for delivering fastenings one at a time into the path of said driver, and driver operating mechanism constructed and arranged to give the driver a fastening driving stroke and a fastening positioning stroke in each cycle of operations of the machine. I

10. In a fastening inserting machine, afastening delivering nozzle,'a driver movable through said nozzle, means for delivering fastenings one at a time into the path of said driver, and driver operating mechanism constructed and-arranged to raise the driver and advance it again far enough to 'cause'it to partially eject from the machine dri n stroke 1 I 12. zit-fastening inserting machine, 7 a fastening delivering nozzle, a driver movthe next fastening to be driven and there after in the neXt cycle of operations of the machine to raise the driver again and their,

to give itits fastening driving stroke.

11. In a fastening inserting machine, a fastening delivering nozzle,;a driver'movable through said nozzle, means operative automatically to formt a'fastening and position it in the path of said driver,.and mechanism for-operating sa d dr ver constructed and arranged to give the driver a'fastening'positioning stroke and thereafter at the w ll of the workman to give the driver its able -through said nozzle, means for delivering fastenings one at a time into the'pafth of said driver, a spring actuated driver op- "Grill/lug mechanism including a cam, and I means including a clutch for operating said cam, said cam being constructed to-enable the driver to have both a staple positioning stroke and astaple driving stroke.

l3. Ina stapling machine, staple forming and inserting mechanism. constructed and organized ,to" form a staple and partially eject it from the machine leaving vthe legs of the staple exposed to the View of the workman, whereby he is "enabled to locate the work accurately with reference to the staple, said anechanism being operative thereafter at the Will of the workman to drive said staple into the work.

1 L. Ina stapling machine, a staple forming and inserting 'mechanismconstructed and organized to form a staple and partially eject it from the machine leaving the legs of thestaple exposed tothe view of 'the workman, whereby he is enabled. to locate the work accurately with reference to the 'staple, said mechanism being operative there-- after; at the will of the workman to drive saidstaple into the work, and a' support for the work constructed and arranged to sustain the work while the staple is driven intoit.

15. In a stapling machine, the combination with'a driver, of staple forming mechanism constructed and organized to form a staple and position it in the path of movement'of said driver, and operating'mechanism for said driver constructed and ar ranged to cause-the driver to give said staple a positioning movement and operative thereafter at the will of the workman to cause the driver to drive the staple into the work. I

16. In a-stapling machine, a staple delivering nozzle, in combination with a driver movable through said nozzle, means for forming a staple in the path ofmovement of said driver, and driver operating mechanism constructed and arrangedvto'cause the driver to partially eject the-staple'so formed the nozzle, said mechanism being operative thereafter at the will of the workman to cause the driver to insert the staple so positioned in the work.

. 17. A machine for securing ornaments to the work,con'1prising in combination, a support operative to sustain the work, a fastening delivering nozzle, and automatic inserting mechanism comprising a member constructed and arranged to move the fastening in the direction of fastening, insertion to position it automatically in a partially ejected position in said nozzle, thus enabling the workman to locate the work accurately on said support with reference to the fastening so positioned, said mechanism being operative thereafter at the will of the workman to drive said fastening through the ornament and into the work.

18. A machine for securing ornaments to the work comprising in combination, a fastening delivering nozzle, a driver movable through said nozzle, staple forming mechanism constructed and organized to form a staple and position'it in the path of movement of said driver, operating mechanism for said driver constructed and arranged to cause the driver to partially eject said staple from said nozzle and leave it in this position whereby the workman is enabled to position the ornament accurately with reference to said staple, said mechanism being operative thereafter at the will of the workman to cause the driver to drive the staple so positioned through the ornament and into the work, and a support operative to sustain the work while the fastening is driven into it.

19. A fastening inserting machine, having in combination, a work support operative to sustain the work while fastenings are driven into it, a vertically disposed fastening delivering nozzle, and automatic mechanism constructed and organized .to move the fastening in the direction of fastening insertion to position said fastening in the nozzle with the point of the fastening depending from the nozzle, said mechanism being operative at the will of the workman after the fastening has been so positioned to drive said fastening into the work. i

20. A fastening inserting machine, having in combination, a work support operative to sustain the work while the fastenings are driven into it, a vertically disposed fastening delivering nozzle, a driver movable vertically through said nozzle, means 0pera tive automatically to forma staple and position it in the path of movement of said driver, and operating mechanism for said driver constructed and arranged to cause the driver to move said staple through said nozzle to a point where the legs of the staple project from the nozzle and to leave the staple in said position, said mechanism being operative thereafter at the will of the workman to cause the driver to drive the staple so positioned into the work.

21. In a machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a nozzle forming a guiding passageway for a fastening to be driven, and means for positioning a fastening in the nozzle with its work-entering end projecting from the passageway and operative after a distinct interval for driving said fastening into the work.

22. In a machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a nozzle forming a guiding passageway for a fastening to be driven, and means for positioning a fastening in the nozzle with its work-entering end projecting from the possageway and for thereafter driving the fastening into the work in the next succeeding cycle of operations of the machine.

23. In a machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a nozzle forming a passageway for a fastening to be driven, means for positioning a fastening in the nozzle with its work entering end projecting therefrom, a work support, and means for lifting the work support to enable the workman to present the work in desired relation to the fastening, said first-mentioned means being also operative to drive said fastening into the work.

24-. In a. machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a nozzle forming a passageway for a fastening tobe driven, means for driving a fastening into the Work, a work support, and means for lifting the work support to enable the workman to: present the work in the desired relation'to the fastening in the nozzle, said first-mentioned means being automatically operative to position a fastening in the nozzle with its Work-entering end projecting therefrom for use in the next succeeding cycle of operations of the machine.

25. In a machine of the class described, means for operating on work comprising two members relatively movable with respect to each other to engageopposite sides of the work, power means for causing relative movement of the members to effect an operation on the work ofthe character for which the machine is designed, lever mechanism for causing the actuation of said power means, and manually operable means for bringingrone of the members preliminarily into proximity to the other member and for thereafter operating said lever mechanism, the latter mechanism having a portion readily accessible to the operative for rendering the mechanisn'r operable independently of the manually operable means.

26. In a machine of-the class described, means for operating on work comprising two members relatively movable with re spect to each other to engage opposite sides of the work, power means for causing relative movement of the members to efiect an operation on "the work-of the character for which the machine is designed, a -lever for causing the actuation of said power means, andmanually operable means for bringing one of the members preliminarily into proximity to the other member and for thereafter contacting with said lever to operate the same.

27. In a machine of the class described, means for operating on work comprising two members relatively movable with re spect to each othe'rto engage opposite sides ofthe work, power means for causing rela- 1 tive movement of the members toefiect an operation on the work of the character for which the machine is designed, treadle mechanism for causing the actuation of said power means, and manually operable means for moving one of said members prelimi-.

narily toward the'other member and for thereafter operating said treadle mechanism.

28. In a machineof the class described, means for operating on work comprising two members relatively movable with respect to each other to engage opposite sides of the work, power means for causing relative movement of the members'to efl'ectan operation on the work of the characterfor which the machine is designed, a treadle mechanism for causing the actuation of said power means, and a treadle for moving one of said members preliminarily toward the other member and for thereafter operating said treadle mechanism.

2-9. In a machme of the class described, means for operating on work comprising two members relatively movable with respect to each other to engage opposite sides of the work, power means for causing relative movement of the members to effect an operation on the work of the character for movements of" the devices to effect operations on the work, and two controlling mem bers having portions extending toward the front of the machine in position to be actuated by the operative, one of said controlling members being operable to cause the actuation of the power means, and the second controlling member being operable to causepreliminarily relative movement of said devices into proximity to each other and thereafter operation of the first controlling member. 7

a 31. In a machine of the class described, meansfor 'operatingon work comprising. devices relatively -m'ovable with respect to each other to engage opposite sides of the work, power means for causing relative I movements of the devices to effect operations on the'work, and two oontrolling'members each of which has a portlon accessible to the operative, one of 'said' controlling members being operable to cause the actuation of the power means, and the second controlling member being operable to cause preliminarily movement of one of the devices into proximity to the" other device and thereafter operation of the first controlling member.

32; In a machine of the class described, means for operating on work comprising devices relatively movablewith respect t6 each other, power means including a one-revolution clutch for causing said devices to operate on the work, atreadle mechanism for controlling the power means through said clutch, and manually operable means for causing preliminarily relative movement of the devices into proximity to each other and for thereafter operating said treadle mechanism, the construction and arrangement being such that the treadle mechanism may be operated independently of the manually operable means.

33. In a machlne of the class described, fastening inserting mechanism having a movable driver for inserting fastenings into the work, an abutment against which the work may be pressed, said driver and said abutment being relatively movable to engage opposite sides of the work, power means for causing relative movement of the driver and work abutment to effect an operation on the work, and two controlling members having portions extending toward the front of the machine in position to be actuated by the operative, one of said controlling members being movable to cause the actuation of the power means, and the second controlling member being operable to cause preliminarily relative movement of the driver and work abutment and thereafter operative movement of the first controlling member.

34. In a machine of the class described, fastening inserting mechanism having a movable driver for inserting fastenings into the work, a work supporting abutment, said driver and said abutment being relatively movable to engage opposite sides of the work, power means for causing relative movement of the driver and work abutment to effect an operation on the work, treadle mechanism for causing the actuation of the power means, and manually operable means for moving the work abutment into proximity to the fastening inserting mechanism and for thereafter causing an operative movement of the treadle mechanism.

In a machine of the class described, fastening inserting mechanism having a movable driver for inserting fastenings into the work, a work supporting abutment, said driver and said abutment being relatively movable to engage opposite sides of the work, power means for causing relative movement of the driver and work abutment to effect an operation on the work, treadle mechanism for causing the actuation of the power means, and a treadle for moving the work supporting abutment into proximity to the fastening inserting mechanism and for thereafter causing an operative movement of the treadle mechanism.

36. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a fastening inserting mechanism comprising fastening supplying means constructed and arranged for supplying a fastening to the inserting mechanism at the end of each cycle of operations ofthe machine and for positioning said fastening in a partially ejected position to indicate the point in the work at which the fastening will be inserted, of a work support, and means for lifting the work support and for causing the actuation of the inserting mechanism at a predetermined time early in the cycle to drive the fastening supplied at the end of the preceding cycle of operations.

37. In a stapling machine, the combination of a fixed guide, a staple-forming slide arranged to reciprocate therein, a stapledriving slide arranged to reciprocate in the staple-forming slide, means cooperating with the staple-forming slide for forming a staple and leaving it in the lower end of the slide, power-driven mechanism for reciprocating said slides, and means for automatically disconnecting the power therefrom after a staple has been formed and prior to the driving of the same, and after the lower end of the forming slide has been projected into a position adjacent to the work.

In testimony whereof I have signed 111 name to this specification.

BUDD D. BOHANAN;

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